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6286 [lbo-talk] Speaking of Civilization... -- rank: 1000

On Apr 24, 2009, at 1:15 PM, dredmond at efn.org wrote: > Overposters: you know who you are. Calm down. > > Personal insults: not okay. Cease and desist. Yes. And yes. Thank you. Doug

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Date:	Fri Apr 24 11:10:18 PDT 2009

6287 [lbo-talk] audio version -- rank: 1000

Thanks to B's suggestion, I've set up an audio version of my blog via Odiogo. RSS feed: <feed://podcasts.odiogo.com/lbo-news-from-doug-henwood/podcasts- xml.php>. To subscribe as a podcast: <http://podcasts.odiogo.com/lbo-news-from-doug-henwood/podcasts- html.php>. Since this is a Wordpress-hosted blog, the links aren't as seamless as they could be, but it works. Doug

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Date:	Fri Apr 24 10:59:02 PDT 2009

6288 [lbo-talk] more on Robinson -- rank: 1000

On Apr 24, 2009, at 12:14 PM, B. wrote: > Some blogs, like Naked Capitalism, have installed a button at the > top of blog posts that, which clicked, reads the blog out loud in a > generic Connecticut School of Broadcasting voice. > > For example: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/04/guest-post-how-big-banks-earned-so-much.html > > It's a free service from Odiogo, but the blog owner has to install > it: http://www.odiogo.com/index.php Doesn't work for Wordpress.com hoste ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Apr 24 10:42:37 PDT 2009

6289 [lbo-talk] more on Robinson -- rank: 1000

On Apr 24, 2009, at 9:35 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: > There is no way I can read the text in most blogs except by copying it > into a Word file and changing the font. When one expands font size > on a > blog, the text runs off the screen, which makes careful reading almost > impossible. > > Could you put a little of this information on the list? Sure. I just tried enlarging the type with my browser, and the lines turn over properly, rather than running off the screen. The site o ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 24 10:34:39 PDT 2009

6290 [lbo-talk] more on Robinson -- rank: 1000

More on l'affaire Robinson (including news on how Foxman organized the campaign): <http://doughenwood.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/robinson-follow-up/>

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Date:	Fri Apr 24 04:32:19 PDT 2009

6291 [lbo-talk] Conservatives Like Colbert too -- rank: 1000

On Apr 23, 2009, at 9:26 PM, SA wrote: > He's 50 times funnier than Jon Stewart if you ask me. Wow. I see it just the other way around. It's a funny old world, as Mrs Thatcher said.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Apr 23 18:41:49 PDT 2009

6292 [lbo-talk] fresh punditry -- rank: 1000

Fresh punditry: economic news, Obama's devious genius, the selectivity of the IMF: <http://doughenwood.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/radio-commentary-april-23-2009/ >

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Apr 23 18:31:26 PDT 2009

6293 [lbo-talk] Americans sorta like torture if it works -- rank: 1000

On Apr 23, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Chris Doss wrote: > Now that I think about it a second, I think you seem to be assuming > that the person being tortured is just some guy who may or may not > know the information being sought and so will just make up > information to get the torture to stop. That is not always the case. > If you capture Erwin Rommel, you can be pretty sure that he knows a > lot about specific German battle plans and you can probably confirm > whatever he divulge ...

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Date:	Thu Apr 23 17:34:36 PDT 2009

6294 [lbo-talk] Conservatives Like Colbert too -- rank: 1000

On Apr 23, 2009, at 7:16 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > I've never watched Colbert so I > have no idea how effective he is as a parodist/ironist Not very, to me. He's too much of a wuss to be a true bellowing yahoo, but he doesn't pretend to be some sort of weedy reactionary in a leather wing chair either. Doug

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Date:	Thu Apr 23 17:29:25 PDT 2009

6295 [lbo-talk] what happened to ISPs? -- rank: 1000

On Apr 23, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > I said that Verizon tried to rip me off by adding unauthorized > extras that I did not order. Yeah, that sucks, but you just call them, tell them to take them away, and demand a refund. You were paying next to nothing for the basic service in the first place. This strikes me as whining.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Apr 23 12:49:02 PDT 2009

6296 [lbo-talk] not bad appointments -- rank: 1000

[posted by Stephanie Seguino of UVM to the IAFFE list] In the event you have not yet heard, Obama has announced his intention to nominate William E. Spriggs, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Labor; and Rebecca M. Blank, Under Secretary for Economics Affairs, Department of Commerce.

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Date:	Thu Apr 23 12:03:06 PDT 2009

6297 [lbo-talk] what happened to ISPs? -- rank: 1000

On Apr 23, 2009, at 2:42 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > One more comment - I noticed that most home wi fi services are now > encrypted to prevent others from using them. This benefits > telecoms, as it limits free riding, but not users who have nothing > to lose from other using their access. If someone downloads child porn using your unencrypted connection, or transfers money to Osama bin Laden, you may have the FBI at your door.

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Date:	Thu Apr 23 11:59:44 PDT 2009

6298 [lbo-talk] Conservatives Like Colbert too -- rank: 1000

On Apr 23, 2009, at 12:53 PM, SA wrote: > I'm not sure what this means. Colbert inhabits the space of > conservatives in what way? To be convincing as a parodist - and I don't think Colbert is all that convincing, but that's just me - you have to take on some of that which you are parodying. You have to think and act like your target. You can even view the parodic elements as some sort of defense against the temptations of the parodied position. In other words, there's some weird appe ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Apr 23 10:02:57 PDT 2009

6299 [lbo-talk] more Robinson -- rank: 1000

I wrote to Bill Robinson to see what kind of support I could give him. He pointed me to this: <http://sb4af.wordpress.com/>.

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Date:	Thu Apr 23 09:35:23 PDT 2009

6300 [lbo-talk] Zionists persecuting UCSB prof -- rank: 1000

[I met Robinson at the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam years ago. Though I've got some differences with him on "globalization," he's a good guy and a serious scholar. This is outrageous. I've contacted him to see what, if any, kind of support we could offer him. I'll keep the list posted. Via Lou Proyect.] http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/23/ucsb Crossing a Line April 23, 2009 Everyone involved in the dispute over William I. Robinson talks about lines being crossed. ...

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Date:	Thu Apr 23 08:30:35 PDT 2009